Sassuolo winger Nicola Sansone (L). (Photo : Getty Images)
Hard-luck team Genoa CFC (3-5-4, 13 points) and top-five squad US Sassuolo (6-2-4, 22 points) clash at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris on November 22nd, Sunday for a 2015-2016 Serie A season matchup.
Il Grifone's most recent match was a 2-2 deadlock with lowly club Frosinone at the Stadio Matusa on November 8th, as reported by SkySports.
Striker Leonardo Pavoletti scored a goal at the 6th minute to lift Genoa to an early 1-0 lead, but Frosinone defender Leonardo Blanchard immediately equalized it at the half hour mark.
Genoa center back Sebastian De Maio was then sent off at the 36th for his second yellow card of the match, which led to a score by Modibo Diakite for the Canaries two minutes later, giving them a 2-1 lead.
Undermanned in the second half, I Rossoblu was able to tie the game at the 75th minute with a right-footed close range shot from Togolese striker Serge Gakpe to salvage a point in the standings.
Meanwhile, Sassuolo escaped with a 1-0 victory against bottom-dweller Carpi at their very own Mapei Stadium - Città del Tricolore also on November 8th, via ESPN.
Winger Nicola Sansone provided the winner for Eusebio Di Francesco's side as I Neroverdi bounced back from a poor showing during their previous game's draw with Udinese.
It was an up-and-down pattern for Sassuolo as of late as they have won every other game in their last six outings to hover at the fifth spot in the league table.
The prediction is a tough 2-1 win for Sassuolo to complete a two-game winning run.
Genoa starting lineup (3-4-3 formation): Perin; Izzo, Burdisso, Ansaldi; Figueiras, Rincon, Costa, Laxalt; Lazovic, Pavoletti, Perotti
Sassuolo starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Consigli; Vrsaljko, Ariaudo, Acerbi, Peluso; Pellegrini, Magnanelli, Missiroli; Berardi, Falcinelli, Sansone
